Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
000
WGUS83 KFSD 111532 CCA
FLSFSD
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
932 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
DAKOTA..
JAMES RIVER AT HURON
JAMES RIVER NEAR FORESTBURG
JAMES RIVER AT MITCHELL
JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND
.THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH
TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE RAINS COULD AFFECT THE CREST
FORECASTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER
DEPTH AND ROAD CONDITION MAY BE UNSAFE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=FSD
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS.
NOW THAT THE RIVER IS PAST CREST AT ALL LOCATIONS AND DUE TO THE
VERY SLOW NATURE OF THE JAMES...REGULARLY SCHEDULED STATEMENTS WILL
BE ISSUED ONCE A WEEK ON MONDAYS UNTIL THE RIVER IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE
AT ALL LOCATIONS. THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
ON MAY 18. ADDITIONAL UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED IF CONDITIONS OR
FORECASTS CHANGE.
&&
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932 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER AT HURON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 08AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 16.63 FEET ON MAY 4.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL AT A RATE OF
ONE OR TWO TENTHS OF A FOOT PER DAY FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
* AT STAGES NEAR 16.0 FEET...3RD STREET...HIGHWAY 14 BUSINESS LOOP
BYPASS...IN HURON WILL BEGIN FLOODING.
$$
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932 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER NEAR FORESTBURG.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 08AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 16.03 FEET ON MAY 4.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL AT A RATE OF
ABOUT ONE TENTH OF A FOOT PER DAY FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
* AT STAGES NEAR 16.0 FEET...MOST OF THE FLOOD PLAIN IS UNDER
WATER...AND THE WATER REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE ON
HIGHWAY 34.
$$
SDC035-061-181405-
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932 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER AT MITCHELL.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 07AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 21.90 FEET ON MAY 6.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL AT A RATE OF
ABOUT ONE TENTH OF A FOOT PER DAY FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
* AT STAGES NEAR 22.0 FEET...WATER OVERTOPS 257TH STREET ABOUT 100
YARDS EAST OF THE BRIDGE.
$$
SDC067-135-181405-
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/SCOS2.3.ER.000000T0000Z.090511T1245Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
932 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 08AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* RECENT ACTIVITY...THE RIVER CRESTED AT 17.01 FEET ON MAY 9.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL AT A RATE OF
ABOUT ONE TENTH OF A FOOT PER DAY FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
* AT STAGES NEAR 16.0 FEET...APPROXIMATELY 22850 ACRES OF FARM LAND
ARE FLOODED BETWEEN MITCHELL AND YANKTON.
$$
&&
LOCATION FLOOD LATEST OBSERVED RECENT OBSERVED
STAGE STAGE TIME CREST TIME
JAMES RIVER
HURS2 11.0 15.94 MON 8 AM 16.63 MON MAY 04
FORS2 12.0 15.70 MON 8 AM 16.03 MON MAY 04
JRMS2 17.0 21.71 MON 8 AM 21.90 WED MAY 06
SCOS2 13.0 16.92 MON 8 AM 17.01 SAT MAY 09
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